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1 Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such 



2 proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, termi- 



3 nated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, 



4 by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of 



5 law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to prohibit 



6 the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding 



7 under the same terms and conditions and to the same ex- 



8 tent that such proceeding could have been discontinued 



9 or modified if this Act had not been enacted. 



10 (c) Suits Not Affected. — The provisions of this 



11 Act shall not affect suits commenced before the date this 



12 Act takes effect, and in all such suits, proceedings shall 



13 be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the 



14 same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had 



15 not been enacted. 



16 (d) NONABATEMENT OF ACTIONS. — No suit, action, 



17 or other proceeding commenced by or against the Environ- 



18 mental Protection Agency, or by or against any individual 



19 in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of 



20 the Environmental Protection Agency, shall abate by rea- 



2 1 son of the enactment of this Act. 



22 (e) Administrative Actions Relating to Pro- 



23 mulgation of Regulations. — ^Any administrative ac- 



24 tion relating to the preparation or promulgation of a regu- 



25 lation by the Environmental Protection Agency may be 



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